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Re:Commodore Branded Kickstarter Gets Hit by IP Troll by fxtentacle on Thursday June 16, 2022 @01:42PM (#31768836)
super clickbait. "IP Troll"? They used the registered trademark of another company who is also selling retro PCs.

Imagine if I called my new phone series "Apple".

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Re:Commodore Branded Kickstarter Gets Hit by IP Troll by Jaruzel on Thursday June 16, 2022 @01:49PM (#31768912)
To a degree. The issue here is that the trademarked name of Commodore has had so many owners over the years, that no-one really knows who owns all the IP.
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Re:Commodore Branded Kickstarter Gets Hit by IP Troll by toma_caliente on Thursday June 16, 2022 @01:51PM (#31768922)
https://commodore.inc/ This is the company and I do not see them selling any retro PCs. They sell an Android tablet that is almost certaintly a chinese knock off and some "retro-inspired" games.
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Re:Commodore Branded Kickstarter Gets Hit by IP Troll by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS on Thursday June 16, 2022 @02:03PM (#31769107)
The issue isn't that they're competing for the same market. The issue is the use of the logo.
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